# Bowdoin College

#### Admissions Numbers

* 9 VetLink applicants matriculated
* Test optional for all applicants
* 16-33% veterans applied first year\*
* 66-83% veterans applied as transfer\*
* 3.4 Average GPA of VetLink applicants\*

  (\*applicant reported)

#### How to Apply

Application available on Common App and Apply Coalition with SCOIR

* Bowdoin Writing Supplement
* Official transcripts
* Letters of recommendation (3 required)
* Standardized test scores (Optional)
* Application fee (Waiver available)
* Video response (Optional)
* Financial Aid Application (Optional)

#### Application Deadlines 

* Early Decision I Application Deadline: November 15
* Early Decision II Application Deadline: January 6
* Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 6
* Transfer Application Deadline: March 3

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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Demographics</strong></td><td>1,951 enrolled students</td><td>47% 49% Males // 51% Females</td><td>6% first-generation college students</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Academics</strong></td><td>43 Majors and 45 Minors Offered</td><td>8:1 student-faculty ratio</td><td>63.6% of classes have fewer than 20 students.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Top Academic Programs</strong></td><td>Government and Legal Studies</td><td>Economics</td><td>Mathematics</td><td>Biology</td><td>Computer Science</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Financial Aid & Scholarships

* $74,220 Cost of attendance for full time Undergraduate programs
* Need-Blind Applications
* $26,042/year matching by Yellow Ribbon School - towards the cost of tuition and fees
* 100% Financial need met without student loans
* 48.4% of Students receiving need-based financial aid
* $56,905 Average aid award (grant + work study)

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#### Veterans Campus Life&#x20;

* Skills Workshops & Programs - Sophomore Bootcamp, Career Accelerator Program
* Career Exploration and Development (CXD) - works to help each student understand deeply held interests, skills, and values and connect to careers.
* Supportive alumni organization Bowdoin Marine Corps Society - raise funds for established scholarship for veterans or the children of veterans
* More than 100 student-led organizations, club sports, and student government activites to get involved in

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Knowledge in Action</strong> </td><td>200+ Bowdoin students engage in faculty-mentored research each year, one of the most active research institutions among liberal arts colleges today.</td><td>Engineering Dual-Degree Arrangements for a shared studies program with the University of Maine, Columbia University, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), or Dartmouth College</td><td>55% of each class studies away at 100+ programs to choose from and 50+ countries to study in</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Alumni &#x26; Outcomes</strong></td><td>22,886 Active Alumni Worldwide</td><td>93.8% Six Graduation Rate</td><td>78% of graduates employed</td><td>14% of graduates attending graduate school</td><td>8% of graduates participating in fellowship, personal project, etc.</td><td>&#x3C;1% of graduates seeking employment</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### More Resources

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